Michelle || Quotable Michelle

Here is a list of some of our favorite quotes from Michelle or someone speaking of her

"I love acting. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life."

"Sometimes she is 17 getting on 40, other times she is just 17."
-Lana on her daughter

"Her much-loved mother, a smiling Russian woman, comes to collect her. She smiles even more broadly when young Michelle is praised for her professionalism and intelligence, but still shakes her head just a little."

"My sister takes me out often to go shopping and to the movies."

"My favorite Christmas was the year my sister, who's seven years older than I am, gave me a real gold necklace with letters that spelled out "extra special sister". It was the first time I had received a gift from her like that--something really special. Actually, I had asked her for a Barbie and was disappointed. But I was only eight at the time, and as I've grown older, I've appreciated the necklace more and more."

"...I think the creative process is fascinating. And as long as I can be involved on the backgrounds and all...then I can really sink my teeth into making everyone really love what I do a really heartfelt project"

"Anything you throw at me, I'll try to tackle."

"She got to a very real, dramatic, intense place that nobody else had come close to. She tucked it under her arm and walked away with it."
-Joss Whedon

"One day I'd like to win an Oscar. But, I tell my mom if I ever get to be rude and demanding to let me know and I'll stop it. I don't want to be an actor like that."

"I get done whatever I get done and then I breathe a sigh of relief and I go to sleep and I wake up and start my morning bright and early with a big old smile."

"A fashion editor at Vogue, that would be awesome."
-Michelle on her dream job

"I love being in front of the camera, and education is very important to me, too, so I couldn't give either of them up."

"I'd like to start my own charity, which would help underprivileged kids... it all starts with one person."

"I'm just here to be able to tell children and teens and you know adults that you can be successful without drugs, without alcohol."

"I love dancing. I said, Very little singing and a whole lot of dancing."

"My confidence comes from me, Michelle, as a person. I don't necessarily believe that I will act and be lead forever, but I want to continue to act for a long time. I love to do what I do."

"I was Wonder Woman and that was my favorite Halloween. Maybe I'll be Wonder Woman this year with a slightly more updated costume."

"I like that compliment, that 'you scared the shit out of me.' It makes me laugh. You know what? I scare the shit out of me too."

"They gave me respect as a girl. I think it’s because I wore my stilettos to rehearsal and said that they were my casual shoes and they were like 'whoa'. Come on now, you have to give it up for the shoes!"

"Crush-wise, Orlando Bloom, you could throw in a little Colin Farrell in there and Johnny Depp."
-Michelle on actors she'd love and would be very willing to work with.

"I can't resist buying shoes, bags, and lip gloss. I can never leave a shopping experience without one of those."

"I love gardening. I think it's very therapeutic when you're having a bad day."

"And I am really comfortable in this world. I love acting. I love the entertainment business... I wouldn't trade it for anything."

"Celeste is a combination of all the rumors you've ever heard about Britney, Christina and J. Lo all rolled into one. She's just a bitchy little diva!"

"The coffee bean is my friend!" - Michelle when asked if she sleeps

"I'm so serious. There are so many takes of me saying, 'Oh, my god!' I would do that so often." - Michelle on narrating Truth or Scare

Interviewer: "Will you keep in touch with everyone?"
Michelle: "Definitely...we all exchanged cell-phone numbers. Sarah has always been like a sister to me."

"You know what? I love the episodes where you get all these like crazy people trying out. Cause you got to give it to them man, they've got some confidence, they really think they're good and hey that's great." - Michelle on American Idol

"I’m so honored that he called me. I had coffee with Gregg (Araki) and he said I think you would be wonderful for this role" - Michelle on her role in Mysterious Skin

"I'm doing a lot of my own skating, but the triple axles, I'm obviously not required to do, because that takes years of training." - Michelle on her role in Ice Princess

"We were all there because we loved the script and wanted so much to put it on film." - Michelle on Mysterious Skin

"The coolest part was in one of the episodes, my character goes on the Ellen show, so Ellen and I did this whole like improv routine where I'm talking about my character. That was really cool. I got to do a whole little fun thing. Ellen's an awesome, awesome lady." - Michelle on her role as Celeste on Six Feet Under

"The only tantrum I have ever thrown was when I watched an annoying girl doing a Barbie commercial on TV, and I screamed Mommy, I can do that better!"

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